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HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, as life president of RoSPA, I welcome the opportunity today to speak on an issue that crucially affects us all: the growing crisis of preventable accidents. It is not…20 May 2026HANSARDNational Accident Prevention StrategyMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the powerful remarks—we have a problem; it sounds as though my mic is reverberating—of my noble friend Lady Crawley. She laid out the scale…17 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad Safety StrategyTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to issue a new road safety strategy and, if so, when.18 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Safety StrategyI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare an interest as life president of RoSPA.18 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Safety StrategyMy Lords, England’s previous road safety strategy elapsed in 2019, meaning that we are now the only country in mainland Britain and G7 not to have a published road safety…18 Dec 2023HANSARDEmployment PoliciesMy Lords, I declare an interest as life president of RoSPA. This year, the ILO declared that a safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental right for all workers. Can the…06 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main LineMy Lords—02 Nov 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main LineMy Lords, is the Minister aware that the promises made by Avanti to run three trains an hour from London to Birmingham have not been honoured, and, worse still, that it is now…02 Nov 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, in supporting the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, on Amendment 262, I have to tell the House that when RoSPA campaigned for the introduction of car seat belts, it said that…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I, too, declare an interest as vice-president of RoSPA. I shall not take too long, however, because those who have already spoken have made a watertight case for…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, this Bill was born out of a disaster—one that saw many people killed and injured in their own homes. The Bill, which we all support, will enact measures to prevent that…02 Feb 2022HANSARDEswatiniTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) report Holding eSwatini to Account: Assessing the Country’s Compliance with the…12 Jan 2022HANSARDEswatiniMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. All that has really been achieved are belated promises of dialogue made by the last absolute dictatorship on the African continent,…12 Jan 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I want to talk about the proposed building safety Bill referred to in Her Majesty’s gracious Speech. In doing so, I declare an interest as vice-president of the Royal…17 May 2021HANSARDChina: Convictions of Democracy Campaigners in Hong KongTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made (1) to the authorities in Hong Kong, and (2) to the government of China, about the recent convictions of…13 Apr 2021HANSARDChina: Convictions of Democracy Campaigners in Hong KongI thank the Minister for his reply. This Friday my friend Lee Cheuk-yan, leader of Hong Kong’s independent trade unions, along with other democrats, is likely to be sentenced to…13 Apr 2021HANSARDSmart MotorwaysMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, on the way in which she has introduced this subject. I declare an interest as deputy president of RoSPA. When the…13 Feb 2020HANSARDMajor Trauma Centre: WestminsterMy Lords, London has some of the finest emergency services and best-equipped trauma centres in the world. The real problem is the deadly vacuum between the terrorist attack and…30 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThe gracious Speech gave a high priority to the National Health Service—its health and the health of those it serves. More than 6,000 people are killed as a result of home…08 Jan 2020HANSARDHousebuilding: Accidents in the HomeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they have given to the housebuilding sector in order to reduce the number of accidents within the home.05 Nov 2019